Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has criticized the government’s decision to scrap the Ministry of Sports, describing it as a “catastrophe.”
The removal of Sen. John Owan Enoh as Minister of Sports Development by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been applauded, and of his predecessors, Solomon Dalung, has described Owan’s 433days in office as a “Catastrophe”.
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has confirmed investigation is still on to uncover the circumstances behind Favour Ofili’s exclusion from the Women’s 100m event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and hold the perpetrators accountable.
Guaranteeing Nigeria’s excellence in Sports in the near future would largely depend on strategic provision of the necessary sports infrastructure and the nurturing talents all at grassroot levels, and the first steps to achieving that goal will mean revamping the School Sports system.
